- What is the greatest act of faith you have witnessed personally?
- What would you have done in Abraham’s situation?
- What in your life is hard for you to trust God with?
- When are the times in your life when you have truly grown to know the Lord?
- Which of the mothers we looked at in this study was your personal favorite? Why?
- Which of the mothers in this study remind you most of your mother? Why?
- Which of these mothers get less attention than they deserve?
- What is the biggest impact your mom had on your life?
- Which mom other than your own had the greatest impact on your life?
- What has been your favorite worship experience in your life? What made it so special?
- Why do you think David used extreme weather conditions as a part of his description of God?
- Do you have more of a tendency to identify with your successes or your failures? Why?
- Why is it so rare to see great people who are truly humble?
- Have you ever had things happen in your life that seemed horrible at the time but you realize now that they were beneficial?
- Have you ever had God lead you to do something that most people thought was wrong?
- What are some of the greatest ethical dilemmas you’ve faced?
- Do you have any loose ends you should probably be tying up in your life?
- Have you ever struggled to find your place in the world?
- Have you ever had an opportunity to be promoted beyond your level of giftedness?
- Why is it so much easier to criticize the job others are doing rather than to do something yourself?
- When do you feel most like you are in your wheelhouse?
- Why does God seem to prefer using flawed people?
- What is your greatest memory of home?
- What is your most difficult memory of home?
- What is our future hope as Christians, and how does that change our present?
- What area of your life is the most difficult to trust God in?
- How should your perspective change if you are looking for a “heavenly homeland”?
- Have there ever been times in your life when you hit a dead end? What did you do to reset?
- How would you describe Joab’s role with David? Why did David fire him?
- How do friends affect your ability to recover after a time of loss and isolation?
- Is it hard for you to put past offenses behind you?
- What role does thanksgiving play in recovery?
- Who has been the hardest person for you to love, yet you still did?
- If you could sit David and Absalom down together in a room, before this final battle, what would you tell them?
- Have you ever felt like you would die for someone yet they didn’t even think you loved them?
- Describe your perception of David and Absalom, each with three words?
- Did you ever possibly misunderstand your dad?
- What would be more difficult for you, leaving your family or your country?
- What is one area that you have stepped out in faith in?
- What could God call you to do that would most scare you?
- Share one thing that you can do this week that would require a real step of faith?
- What is the time in your life when you were most discouraged? Who or what let you down?
- Why do you suppose Ahithophel put his household in order before hanging himself?
- Have you ever had someone close to you take their own life? How did it make you feel?
- Why do you think Ahithophel was so discouraged when Absalom decided to reject his advice?
- Do you think there would have been any way for Ahithophel to patch things up with David?